Commander's Biography
Brigadier Stephen Gerard Cain
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Brigadier Cain was born in Perth Western Australia on 16 December 1959 and upon completion of high school he joined the Regular Army and entered the Royal Military College Duntroon. He graduated in 1982 into the Royal Australian Corps of Transport.
From 1983 to 1988 he had a variety of postings as a junior regimental officer in Land and Logistics Commands; serving in 5 Transport Squadron Brisbane, Headquarters Logistic Command Melbourne and 26 Transport Squadron, Puckapunyal.
In December 1988 he left the Regular Army and transferred to the Active Reserve to 36 Water Transport Squadron, Perth, in April 1999 as the 2IC. In 1990 he was posted as a student at 5 Training Group and upon completion was subsequently posted to 10 Transport Squadron as the Operations Officer. In June 1992 he was promoted Major and appointed Officer Commanding of that unit.
In 1995 he was posted as the 2IC of 13 Brigade Administrative Support Battalion. He was also awarded a Prince of Wales Award that year, which allowed him to work with the US Army 2nd Mechanised Division, Fort Hood Texas. From 1996 to 1997 he was posted to the Regional Training Centre, Western Australia as a student and then Senior Instructor Logistics.
In 1998 he was promoted Lieutenant Colonel and appointed Commanding Officer of 13 Brigade Administrative Support Battalion. His subsequent appointment was as Chief Instructor of the Regional Training Centre. In 2004 he was promoted Colonel and posted as Director Army Personnel Agency, Perth. In 2007 he was appointed the Commandant of the Land Warfare Centre, Western Australia and was the last commander of that unit. He was appointed Assistant Commander (Training) 13 Brigade in August 2008 and promoted Brigadier and appointed Commander 13 Brigade in January 2009.
Brigadier Cain holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree Honours (UNSW), Graduate Diploma in Information Systems (RMIT), Masters of Business Administration (UWA) and an Advanced Management Program (Harvard Business School). He is a graduate of Army Command and Staff College and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Transport and Logistics. .
In his civilian career he has held senior management positions.